Multi-sport
IOC retains clip rights for Olympic Channel, set to go to market in Australia
The International Olympic Committee has retained clip rights in 68 territories that it will exploit on the Olympic Channel during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as it seeks to drive greater engagement for…
RTVE seeks government aid to land Tokyo 2020 deal
Rosa María Mateo, the sole provisional administrator of RTVE, has revealed that the Spanish public-service broadcaster is seeking guarantees from the government to ensure it can broadcast next summer’s Ol…
USA Triathlon signs groundbreaking deal with Pure Spectrum CBD
USA Triathlon has become the first US Olympic or Paralympic national governing body to partner with a CBD (cannabidiol) manufacturer after signing a deal with Pure Spectrum CBD through 2023.
Canal Plus poised to sell on Tokyo 2020 pay-TV rights to Eurosport
Canal Plus, the French pay-TV broadcaster, is expected to soon finalise the sale of its broadcast rights to the 2020 Olympic Games to Eurosport, the Discovery-owned broadcaster that already holds the rights…
Autonomous Toyota vehicles to transport staff and athletes at Tokyo 2020
Olympics 'TOP' partner Toyota is supplying 20 autonomous vehicles to move athletes and staff around the Olympic and Paralympic villages at Tokyo 2020
Marca Claro to showcase Tokyo 2020 content on YouTube
Claro Sports, the broadcaster owned by Carlos Slim's Mexican telecoms giant América Móvil, is to offer free content from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on YouTube through its editorial tie-up with Spanish m…
Alibaba and Intel outline Tokyo 2020 technology projects
Technology firms Alibaba Cloud and Intel have unveiled plans for joint work on broadcast-related technology at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Carroll becomes IOC’s first director of digital engagement
The International Olympic Committee has appointed Christopher Carroll, a communications and marketing executive with experience at Under Armour, Coca-Cola and Heineken, to the newly-created position of…
India targets Olympic success with elite training shake-up
Indian sports authorities are revamping their elite athlete training system with the creation of 20 'National Centres of Excellence'
France returns to single competition kit supplier as Paris 2024 to issue ITT
The organising committee for the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris is set to issue an invitation to tender aimed at sportswear manufacturers as it seeks a single kit supplier for the various French teams
Former athlete Hashimoto made Japanese Olympics minister
Seiko Hashimoto, a female Japanese lawmaker and former Olympian, has been appointed the country's new Olympics minister in a cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Shinzo Abe
Martin re-elected as CGF president
Dame Louise Martin has been re-elected as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for a second four-year term
Heatstroke prevention measures to be explored for Tokyo 2020
Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are set to carry out a study on how heatstroke can be prevented during next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games amid stifling temperatures in …
ITU shortens triathlon test event amid Tokyo heat concerns
The International Triathlon Union was moved to reduce the length of the running section of a test event in Tokyo today (Thursday) due to concerns over the heat
IOC warns CONI over proposed sports law
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed “serious concerns” at a new sports law proposed by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) and has issued the body with a suspension warning over the…
Tokyo 2020 confident of ‘sufficient accommodation’
The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has played down reported concerns about the number of available hotel rooms in the city by insisting to SportBusiness today (Tuesday)…
Ohio State extends deal with Ticketmaster
New term between Live Nation-owned company, Big 10 Conference school to incorporate Olympic sports, implement SafeTix technology
Birmingham 2022 defends shooting decision amid India boycott threat
Ian Reid, chief executive of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has defended the decision to not include shooting on the sports programme amid a threat from the Indian Olympic Association to boycott…